Malaysia vs Saint Helena
Malaysia is 840 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Malaysia about 840 times.
MalaysiaSaint HelenaMalaysia moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Malaysia is 840× the area of Saint Helena.
| Malaysia | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 5,633 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Jamestown |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malaysia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Malaysia bigger than Saint Helena?
- Yes. Malaysia is 840 times larger than Saint Helena. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Malaysia?
- About 840 times: Malaysia has 840× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Malaysia and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Saint Helena about 1.05×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Malaysia or Saint Helena?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 5,633. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².